Pi take-offs into the story of his father's important lesson. On one typical Sunday morning, Pi's father calls Pi and his older brother, Ravi, over to him to show them a lesson about dangerous animals. He says that animals, specifically tigers, are not friends of yours. He then discuss how humans are even more dangerous because they're unkind creatures that project "cuddly" or "cute" personalities onto malicious monsters, such as tigers. Then, he has the tiger’s keeper, Babu, toss a goat into the tiger's cage to wrap up the lesson. Pi's father then lists off the other hazardous animals that live in the zoo. The chapter finishes with the two brothers holding guinea pigs, because they were an example of harmless
